Hi
I have just joined! I live in Essex in England.
I purchased my first Jag a few weeks ago on a spur of the moment decision. Its a 1968 MK2 2.4. Lovely looking car and the first Jag I have owned, I used to have Triumph Spitfires around 20 years ago but haven't really had room or time to have a classic for a while. I'm currently having some issues with the car (getting it started!!!) which I am slowly working through so I'm looking to see if there are any tips I can use. My car DIY skills are a little rusty but things are beginning to come back to me.

Cheers
Adrian

 

Welcome to the forum Adrian,

That was some spur of the moment! Many begin with a total rebuild so you're well ahead at the getting it started stage.

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Enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Glad to be here, the decision was helped by the wife liking the 'inspector morse' type car. I thought I would start with a cheaper car rather than the 3.4 or an Etype. I had consumed a few glasses of wine and put in a speculative bid on ebay! Lo and behold I won - I have probably overpaid but the car is not in bad condition - I'm just left with trying to understand if the first restoration was done correctly.

 

Welcome to the forum Marvelman,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't already done so you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

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Hi Marvelman

I rebuilt a Mark 2 2.4 from one complete car plus a bare (unused) shelll over 7 years finishing in 1988. So I am fairly familiar with these cars. If you want any questions answering, you can PM me or post up in the relevant forum as I usually look in the ones for models I once had or have now. If it was the subject of a previous rebuild, do you have any photos or other records ? The 2.4 engine is really nice, but is a bit underpowered for this very heavy car, but it will keep up with modern traffic, no problem.

Fraser